Many thanks to George Nemeth for unearthing this one. Makes today’s post a breeze. Just drop in over at Brewed Fresh Daily, read this post by George, then–and this is the important part–read the full post by Guy Kawasaki.

Guy has had his own shares of ups and downs over the years, but many of the points he makes in this post are excellent ones, and rather than get hung up on his quip about the weather in Cleveland (if you press Guy on it, I bet he’d admit just as many folks move from California because of the high costs and congestion–those were a couple of the reasons why I left) we should focus on the truths embedded in his analysis:

If you want to create a competitive environment, you have to know what makes people compete. You have to know what you can control–and, more importantly, what you can’t–and you have to be acutely aware of the unintended consequences of both your actions and your environment (i.e., cheap housing and low cost of living can encourage people to start families earlier, which removes some potential entrepreneurs from the mix…a very intriguing notion worth further thought and exploration).

Weather by itself is irrelevant–but geography, population density, education, and even things like the cost of living are very relevant–and when life is “good,” it can sometimes be the enemy of making things great. Wanna kick Guy’s butt? Don’t get hung up on an off-hand comment about Cleveland. Steal his best ideas and use them against him, and ignore the rest.